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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC-257
PANEL 28 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK
DATE: August 26, 2026

Variable Name: EDUCYR
Description: YEARS OF EDUC WHEN FIRST ENTERED MEPS
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 437
End: 438

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-8 DK
56
1,990,257
-7 REFUSED
16
583,514
-1 INAPPLICABLE
498
24,852,463
0 NO SCHOOL/KINDERGARTEN ONLY
227
9,584,018
1-8 ELEMENTARY GRADES 1 - 8
1,126
42,568,600
9-11 HIGH SCHOOL GRADES 9 - 11
751
26,368,026
12 GRADE 12
2,141
80,736,301
13 1 YEAR COLLEGE
374
15,767,417
14 2 YEARS COLLEGE
886
34,626,333
15 3 YEARS COLLEGE
205
8,589,347
16 4 YEARS COLLEGE
1,447
57,041,806
17 5+ YEARS COLLEGE
1,145
40,823,627
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710


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